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2 court den i ed the m ot i on on t h e groun d that R obert s’of fen se of convi ct i on di d n ot i nvolve, a n d hi s s e nt e nc e w as no tb as e d up o n, c r ac k c o c ai ne . W e r e vi e w t he d is tr ic t c o u r t ’s d e n ia l o f a§ 3 5 8 2 (c )(2 ) m o tio n fo ra b u s e o f d is c r e tio n . Un i t ed S t ate s v. B oe , 1 1 7 F .3d8 3 0 , 8 3 1 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 7 ). Robe r t s r e ne w s hi s ar gum e ntt hathe w as e nt i t l e d t o as e nt e nc i ng
r e d u c tio n b a s e d o n th e r e tr o a c tiv e cr a c kco c a in e a m e n d m e n ts , a s s e r tin gth a t h is
s e nt e nc e wa s b a s e do n c r a c kc o c a i n e . Alt h o u g h th e p r e s e n t e n c e r e p o r t(PS R) i n di cat es th at R obert s’of fen se l eve l w as i n i t i al l y cal cul ated basedup on qua nt i t i e s o f

num e r o us dr ugs , i nc l udi ng c r ac k c oca i ne , t he Adde ndum t o t he P S Rrec al cul atedh is o ffen se lev e l ba se dso lelyon m e th am ph et am in e an d p ow der cocai n e, an d the sentence i m posed w as basedonl y on qu an t i t i es of t h ose drugs. A s t he di st r i c tc our tc or r ec t l y de t er m i ned, be c ause Ro b e rt s ’gui d e line s r ange w as
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cr ack cocai n e, he w as not “ sentenced to a t erm of i m pri sonm en t b a se don ase n te n cin gra n g e th a t h a [d ] su b se q u en tly beenlow ered by t he Sent enc i ng C om m i ss i on . ” S ee§ 3 58 2(c ) ( 2)

. Rob e r t s ’c l ai m t hatt he d istr ict co u rt h a d th e d iscr e tion to re d u ce h is se n te n ce inli g h t of Un i t ed S t ate s v. B ooker , 5 4 3 U .S . 2 2 0 (2 0 0 5 ), a n dh is p o s t c o n v ic t i o n r e h a b ilita tiv e e ffo r ts is
n o t c o g n iz a b le in a § 3 5 8 2 (c )(2 ) m o tio n . S ee§ 3 5 8 2 (c )(2 ); see als o Un i t ed S t ate s v . Shaw , 30 F
. 3 d26 , 29 ( 5 thC i r. 19 9 4 ) (“ [Se cti on 3 5 8 2 (c )(2 )] on l y a p p l i es to ret roact ive gu i del i n e am en dm en t s. ” )

. R obert s’argu m en tt h at th e sentence i m pos ed i s unreas onabl e becauset he di st r i c tc our tfai l ed t o c ons i dert he 18 U
. S. C. § 3 55 3( a) fac t o r s i s s i m i l ar l y no tpr o pe r l y br o ugh ti n t hi s appe alf r o m t he d e n ia l o f a§ 3 5 8 2 (c )(2 ) m o tio n . Se eUni t e d St at e sv . W h i t ebi rd , 5 5 F. 3d 1007, 1 0 1 1 (5t h C ir. 1 9 9 5 ). A c c o r d in g ly , th e d is tr ic t co u r t’s ju d g m e n t is a ffir m e d
. R obert s’m ot i on f or t he pr oduc t i on o f

t he s ent enc i ng t r ansc r i ptatG ove r nm entex pensei s deni ed as
m oo t beca u se th e d i stri ct cou rt alread y g ra n tedit. AFFI RM ED ; M OTI ON DEN I ED AS M OO T.